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IGNN: Historic Preservation Press Release
ILLINOIS NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 12, 2008
State historic sites and museums schedules
The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency has announced the schedule of operations for its state historic sites and museums effective August 4, 2008.
The following state-operated historic sites and museums are open seven days per week:
• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, Springfield
• Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Springfield
• Korean War Memorial, Springfield
• World War II Memorial, Springfield
The following state-operated historic sites are open Wednesday through Sunday:
• Apple River Fort, Elizabeth - CLOSED
• Bishop Hill - CLOSED
• Black Hawk, Rock Island - Hauberg Indian Museum CLOSED
• Bryant Cottage, Bement - open Thursday-Sunday
• Cahokia Courthouse, Cahokia - CLOSED
• Cahokia Mounds, Collinsville
• Carl Sandburg, Galesburg - CLOSED
• Dana-Thomas House, Springfield - CLOSED
• David Davis Mansion, Bloomington
• Douglas Tomb, Chicago
• Fort de Chartres, Prairie du Rocher - CLOSED
• Fort Kaskaskia, Ellis Grove – campground open 7 days a week - CLOSED
• Jubilee College, Brimfield - CLOSED
• Lincoln Log Cabin, near Charleston - CLOSED
• Lincoln’s New Salem, Petersburg
• Mt. Pulaski Courthouse – open Tuesday-Saturday noon to 5:00 p.m.
• Old Market House, Galena - seasonal
• Pierre Menard Home, Ellis Grove - CLOSED
• Ulysses S. Grant Home, Galena
• Vandalia Statehouse, Vandalia – open Tuesday-Saturday - CLOSED
The following state-operated historic sites are open Tuesday through Saturday:
• Old State Capitol, Springfield
• Lincoln Tomb, Springfield.
• Postville Courthouse, Lincoln and Mt. Pulaski Courthouse, Mt. Pulaski– open Tuesday-Saturday noon to 5:00 p.m.
• Metamora Courthouse
The following state-operated historic sites are open on Saturdays only:
• Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices, Springfield
• Vachel Lindsay Home, Springfield
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